Protector for the bottom edges of trousers



Nov. 22, 1949 F. F. HARTLAGE PROTECTOR FOR THE BOTTOM EDGES OF TROUSERS Filed Aug. 23, 1947 Patented Nov. 22, 1949 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE PROTECTOR FOR THE BOTTOM EDGES OF TROUSERS 1 Claim.

This invention relates to an improvement in protectors for the bottom edges of trousers and while particularly adapted for trousers with cuffs, is equally applicable to trousers without cuffs.

The object of the invention is to provide protectors which may be readily stamped out of sheet metal and easily afiixed in position, and the invention consists in the construction as hereinafter described and particularly recited in the claim.

With the above and other objects in view, as will appear to those skilled in the art from the present disclosure, this invention includes all features in the said disclosure which are novel over the prior art.

In the accompanying drawings, in which certain modes of carrying out the present invention are shown for illustrative purposes:

Fig. 1 is a fragmentary perspective view of the rear bottom portion of a trousers-cuff, showing two protectors attached thereto;

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary inner face view of the same with the trousers-cufi positioned to place the protectors on a level plane, but on a larger scale;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the line 33 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a sectional view on the line 4-4 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of one of the guardplates. detached; and

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of one of the foundation-plates, detached.

In carrying out my invention, I employ a guardplate l having a rounded lower edge II and formed with two pointed prongs I2 and I3. Preferably, these prongs extend laterally from said guard-plate, with their lower edges normal to said guard-plate.

With the guard-plate I0 I use a foundationplate l formed with slots I6 and I! which align with the prongs l2 and I3. If the trousers-cufis are creased, a protector should be placed on each side of the crease.

The guard-plates I0 are positioned so that the rounded edges ll extend under the lower edge I8 of the cuff, and the prongs are pressed through the fabric and the foundation-plates set over the prongs which are turned down onto the foundation-plates which are covered by the turned-up 2 cull-portion IS. The foundation-plates prevent the guard-plates from slipping when applied and also serve to provide a firm relatively-large area to effectively prevent the prongs from tearing or pulling through the fabric.

By using two protectors, the trousers can be creased and re-creased without removing the protectors.

It is obvious that if the trousers are not to be pressed, one protector will be suflicient.

It is also obvious that the protectors may be used on trousers without cuffs by placing the foundation-plates inside the hem.

The invention may be carried out in other specific ways than those herein set forth without departing from the spirit and essential characteristics of the invention, and the present embodiments are, therefore, to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, and all changes coming within the meaning and equivalency range of the appended claim are intended to be embraced therein.

I claim:

A protector for the bottom edges of trousers comprising a flat guard-plate having a rounded lower edge engageable with the lower edge of the trousers culT and formed with inwardly-projecting pointed prongs, each of the said prongs extending laterally from the said guard-plate with its lower edge normal to said guard-plate, said guard-plate adapted to be placed against the inner face of the trousers-cuff with the prongs extending outwardly, and a foundation-plate inside of said cuff and formed with slots adapted and positioned to allow said prongs to pass through said slots and be turned down upon the said foundation-plate.

FRANK F. HARTLAGE.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 753,976 Goss Mar; 8, 1904 1,343,166 Tuck June 8, 1920 2,435,492 Blank Feb. 3, 1948 

